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Still have a white sucker from Lake Annis to hand over to John or the =
Museum! My brother discovered it back in 2006, possibly =
pickerel-bitten. It=E2=80=99s a long way from Yarmouth to Halifax, =
sometimes.
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Would be delighted to hand it over to the Museum next time someone comes =
down. It is talking up a fair bit of room in the freezer!
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Ronald Arsenault
Sent: April 9, 2020 11:04 AM
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Dead redbellied snale
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Hell John,
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John Gilhen reports an early date of April 13, 1980 as the earliest =
spring record in Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia (1984). This =
record also appears on the website of the NS Museum of Natural History =
here: <https://novascotia.ca/museum/amphibians/en/snakes/redbelly.asp> =
https://novascotia.ca/museum/amphibians/en/snakes/redbelly.asp However, =
John has told me that all his early records in that publications had =
since been "smashed". Unfortunately, including re the Red-bellied =
Snake, I have no idea how many days "smashed" refers to! =20
=20
While I do not know what the current NS early record for Red-bellied =
Snake might be, I do have an April 4, 2010 record ( =
<http://birdingnewbrunswick.ning.com/photo/garter-snake-couleuvres?contex=
t=3Duser> =
http://birdingnewbrunswick.ning.com/photo/garter-snake-couleuvres?context=
=3Duser) for the Garter Snake in southern New Brunswick. An early record =
from NB beating an NS early record (as published in Gilhens book) by 12 =
days (!) suggests to me that your record is unlikely to be the earliest =
NS record for the Red-bellied Snake. Does anyone know what the early =
record for NS might be?
=20
Cheers,
=20
Ron
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On Thu, Apr 9, 2020 at 6:54 AM John and Nhung <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> =
wrote:
Being in the banana belt probably has something to do with it, but =
I=E2=80=99m wondering if this is some sort of record.
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I did see a garter snake one hot spring day upcountry (Hamilton Road, =
Pleasant Valley, about ten years ago), but not this early.
=20
Peepers started about a week ago, too. Forgot to report!
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Shouty McShoutsalot
Sent: April 8, 2020 10:13 PM
To: naturens
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Dead redbellied snale
=20
Thats early.
=20
On Wed., Apr. 8, 2020, 19:46 John and Nhung, <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> =
wrote:
Roadkill on the Wyman Road, near the Chebogue end, this evening. =20
=20
Don=E2=80=99t think I have ever seen one out this early. In my younger =
years, snakes started appearing in mid- to late May.
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Ronald G. Arsenault
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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D'>Still have a white sucker from Lake Annis to hand over to John or the =
Museum!=C2=A0 My brother discovered it back in 2006, possibly =
pickerel-bitten.=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s a long way from Yarmouth to Halifax, =
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D'>Would be delighted to hand it over to the Museum next time someone =
comes down.=C2=A0 It is talking up a fair bit of room in the =
freezer!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronald Arsenault<br><b>Sent:</b> April 9, 2020 11:04 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: =
[NatureNS] Dead redbellied snale<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'>Hell =
John,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'font-size:18.0pt'>John Gilhen reports =
an early date of April 13, 1980 as the earliest spring record in =
Amphibians and Reptiles of Nova Scotia (1984). This record also appears =
on the web